Brown Paper and Glass Luminaries

I feel like I write about luminaries and candles a lot...considering I love them it is not surprising.  I am always looking for different ways to have candlelight at my parties.  I wanted a casual feel for the Chilly Chili party this weekend so I created these using glass vases, brown paper and raffia ribbon.  I can't wait to put them out!

I started with these basic vases/votives that look like flower pots.  Then I wrapped them with a square of brown craft paper and tied them off with raffia ribbon.  These are going to go outside around the railing on my deck.  I will also put around inside too.

Then for my front porch I created 6 large lumniaries using glass vases wrapped in brown paper.  I will put three on each side.

Here they are lit - pretty cool!

One of my favorite things about going to a party is the entrance and seeing the house lit up and ready to welcome visitors.  I think this is mostly true at the holidays.  When the house is inviting, bright and sparkling and is such a welcome relief in the cold night. 

Candle Centerpiece - Manhattan Wedding Brainstorming

Theresa and I are certainly going big for our first wedding.  Our bride is from Manhattan and getting married right in the big apple.  We can't wait.  She loves simplicity and fell in love with these centerpieces from Martha Stewart.

 

You can find lots of great candle centerpieces by searching for "affordable centerpieces" or "candle centerpieces" on MS or even just in google.

 

So with the purchase of lots of great vases and candle holders, we decided to put some arrangements together to see what she thought.  Our bride wants a white on white look which will be so simple and elegant in her beautiful space of Guastivino's in Manhattan.

 

Here is what we came up with...what do you like best? 

 

 

 

And the winner is....this last one!  They liked using all 6 tapered candles and 7 pillared candles.  Can't wait to put it all together!

 



Baby Food Jar Votives

The party that Theresa and I helped style on Saturday ended at about 7:00 because we all had our babies there.  If this party was just for adults, candles would have definitely been on the list of decorations needed.
I have been hanging on to my baby food jars knowing that I wanted to make some votives and other things out of them.

I wrapped the jars with coordinating paper that I used for the vases.

Rudy and I are having some friends over for dinner on Saturday night...I might just have to pull them out!